Average minutes per day men and women spent in household activities
Average minutes per day
Men Women
Food and drink preparation 17 37
Interior Cleaning 11 32
Laundry 4 16
Household management 8 13
Kitchen and food clean-up 3 11
Lawn, garden, and houseplants 15 7
Interior and exterior maintenance, 10 4
repair and decoration
Other household activities 13 13
Total 81 133
NOTE: Data include all noninstitutional persons age 15 and over. Data include all days of the
week and are annual averages for 2013. Travel related to these activities is not included in these estimates.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey